the pups do not yet have names but there will be a public naming contest launched later this month. if you plan to head to the zoo there's a chance you could get a glimpse of them. both have regular access to the main habitat. little marcus and laura is what i'm going for. >> there you go, furry faces. breaking news overnight in mexico city. take a look at this, a train overpass collapses, sending train cars filled with people onto the busy streets below. this morning, sadly, the death toll is approaching nearly two dozen. many of them children. up next, the very latest on the desperate attempt to find survivors. back home, new signs of progress in the fight against covid-19. two bay area counties could get the green light today to ease more restrictions paving the way for bars to increase services.

a live report on entering the yellow tier. more water restrictions possibly coming down the pipeline today. we'll tell you where, coming up. the third hour of "today in the it's tuesday.s now. good tuesday mor morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. not just the drought. we're also watching the forecast very closely, fire danger continues to loom, we in fact have a live look outside at walnut creek this morning, where the sun has arrived. so meteorologist kari hall is tracking our forecast this morning. >> yes, we still have this high fire danger, we've seen the winds whipping up at times, and as we take a look at exactly where we do have a red flag warning it's solano county and much of the central valley. for our north bay and east bay hills we have an elevated fire danger again today because it will be breezy and the humidity is still very low, as we take a look at our relative humidity during the middle of the afternoon today, it's still

going to be at about the 20% to 30% range for much of the bay area, which is pretty dry, but we've seen it drier in the past few days, meaning we are making some improvement in our fire weather conditions. i'll be watching that, we'll talk about a cooldown in our forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks so much, kari. 6:02 right now. breaking news and take a look at this. a live look really tragic accident in mexico city, where a subway overpass partially collapsed late last night. right now at least 23 people c casualties were on board that train or any on the road. first responders are frantically trying to pull people from the mess of rubble this morning. another 49 people have been sent to the hospital this morning. it's still too early to know they say what triggered that crash but the investigation is

continuing and they're just trying to find and help and save anybody that they can. >> tragic situation there. one move to the pandemic this morning in the vaccine effort. 40% of californians are now fully vaccinated or nearly 13 million people. another 6 million people have received their first dose. now in the bay area, more than 7 million doses have been administered so far. contra costa county has administered more than 1 million doses and now taking new steps to encourage more vaccinations. the county is also now allowing anyone over the age of 16 from any county to get vaccinated. they're also using ambassadors at places like local shopping centers to hand out flyers answering questions,n easing those concerns get that vaccination. and to other big pandemic headlines this morning, loosening restrictions are likely coming to san francisco and marin counties. this as san francisco's health director says they could see an

update on local health orders following last week's guidance to relax the outdoor mask wearing. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is in the city with more for us this morning. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. this is really pointing toward we're moving towards like prepan demme which can loosening restrictions. we'll start in the city of san francisco, could soon make that announcement about relaxing some of those health orders this move comes as the cdc announced that fully vaccinated and in some instances unvaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in outdoor settings. the guidelines were backed by the california department of public health. we're standing by for san francisco to announce new orders ands with' more loosening restrictions, the state is expecting to allow san francisco to move into the yellow tier as soon as friday. experts say marin county could be close behind, they, too, have seen falling cases per 100,000

as well, the falling positivity rates. now, the biggest change with this tier, bars don't have to serve food, and are allowed to operate indoors at 25% capacity. other changes indoor gyms, wineries and tasting rooms can open indoors at 50% capacity, and as for the live events, that capacity is bumped up to 67%. so we're really loosening those restrictions, but it comes as more folks are getting vaccinated as it stands, right now 72% of folks here in san francisco have received one shot and we could see shots for the younger folks with pfizer applying to vaccinate those 12 to 15 years old. we are seeing falling cases and loosening those restrictions. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, cierra. some health leaders say uncertainty about the vaccine is the biggest challenge to reach

herd immunity. 105 million americans now fully vaccinated or about two in five adults. nationwide vaccinations are down 24%. polls show 12% still do not plan to vaccinate, another 15% they're still in that wait and see mode. rather than focusing on herd immunity, one ucsf expert says more accurate definition and goal should be containment, and she firmly believes that that will happen. >> we will get to that place with vaccines where we have such low cases, such low hospitalizations that we go back to normal life. >> she says california's high vaccination rates are already helping and vaccinations should start moving into doctors' offices so people who are hesitant can sit down and have that conversation about it. a live look in los angeles where a vaccine hesitancy is also taking root with the number of appointments dropping, parts of the bay area lines in some

places are gone. nearly 40% of the population there is fully vaccinated. cases there are at lows not seen since the start of the pandemic. growing support to make bay area public transit simpler. 83% favor combining b.a.r.t. and caltrain into a single integrated system. the study was done by the bay area council local public policy group. having one bay area transit agency allows single fairs across all regions. to our climate in crisis coverage, the first day area county to implement new water restrictions is looking to increase them. marin supervisors say they may make that move later today. leaders may decide to limit

irrigation to two days a week and grip irrigation to three days a week. pools and spas will also have to be covered when not in use. east bay mud's water resources the utility recently declared a stage one drought and called for voluntary 10% water reductions. it is so concerning. already hot temperatures. i was out yesterday afternoon and the winds were kicking up, it makes you very concerned and worried with all this fire danger, kari. >> yes, and we've seen a lot of the snow melt coming down the pike. we look at the percent of capacity for our four largest reservoirs across the state. we're seeing some doing okay, others are really dropping critically low. it's all about concentration at this point, especially with temperatures allowing for mor

evaporation off of the reservoir. mostly upper 80s for inland valleys and along the coast we're in the 60s and 70s today. we'll get a stronger ocean breeze and cooler temperatures before the weekend. mike, what's going on right now the commute? >> week by week the tuesday commute is starting to solidify different than the other four days of the week, what we saw before the pandemic. san jose's early slowing, cleared in the last couple of minutes where i circled at the bottom of the screen. we don't have any other major crashes but slowing in two spots the arrow will you concord highway 4 and the bay bridge toll plaza. the drive times signify that slowing for 680, highway 4 right-hand the corner and coming toward the toll plaza the backup specifically the middle lanes are the worst. back to you.

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good tuesday morning. at 6:12, you may be packing up the backpack and getting the kids ready for school in the tri-valley. pleasanton the drop-off time is still cool with temperatures mostly in the 50s but we will see it heating up again today, heading into the upper 70s and low 80s. we'll talk more about this, what's ahead in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. and driving through that area, kari, not a problem. over here on the peninsula, also not a problem.

that's great, look at 101 northbound with the tail lights up through san mateo and into san francisco. san francisco from the east bay, it's the bay bridge backed up, it's crowded but it's not bad. there are no incidents on the maze or down the east shore freeway but you have to wait for the toll and to get through that metering lights area. well good morning and a very happy tuesday to you. looking at the bay bridge you wouldn't know it but there's a car shortage. one big maker of computer chips saying it's estimating more than 2.5 million cars won't get manufactured in the first half of 2021, because of the lack of chips. bloomberg reporting car rental companies trying to restock their fleets. they've gotten very expensive car rentals. you may have seen reports that tourists in hawaii are renting small u-haul trucks to get around instead of cars because

they're cheaper. prices on all kinds of things are increasing from paper towels to diapers to coffee. not because of some kind of systemic financial problem, but because of shortages and demand, mostly hangovers really from the pandemic, the world marketplace still is not back to normal. there is an old adage among stock traders, sell in may and go away, stop trading in the spring and pick it up again in the fall. they didn't do that on the first trading day of may, the dow was up more than 200 points on monday. facebook's oversight board will announce tomorrow morning whether it will allow donald trump to return to the platform. facebook cut trump off after the violence at the capitol and attacks on police officers there. the independent decision-making body was formed by facebook. facebook. facebook will abide by whatever the group decides. it was facebook ceo mark zuckerberg said "we believe the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service

during this period are simply too great." pandora, the world's largest maker of jewelry, says it will sell only lab-grown diamonds. mine something damaging to the environment and for many years has been a concern over the ethics of wearing diamonds that may have been mined by countries or organizations with human rights abuses. america's largest manufacturer of diamonds is in san francisco, it's a company called diamond foundry. the question a lot of people ask whether a lab-grown diamond is a real diamond. it is compressed in the lab. the same way could you get water out of a stream and that would be water, or you could combine hydrogen and oxygen and get h2o and that's water, too. water is water and diamonds are diamonds. >> but are they just as expensive? >> no, they're much cheaper.

>> ooh, now you're talking. now you're talking. thanks, scott. >> nothing like the real thing. thanks, scott. well, take this diamond off. a bombshell divorce announcement leaving a lot of people talking this morning. microsoft founder bill gates and his wife, melinda announcing the end of their 27-year marriage. the two have a foundation together which they created 21 years ago when he was ending his role as a ceo of microsoft. in 2016 president obama awarded the couple the medal of freedom. "forbes" puts bill gates' net worth $130 billion. >> i was not that invested in that marriage but i was saddened. i'm not sad about this one, it's funny. sean "p. diddy" combs, or puff, the middle change to "love."

he tweeted out his florida license. okay, sticking to celebs, conan o'brien's final show on tbs will be june 24th. he's actually moving his long-running talk show to hbo max. when that show will start is not yet determined. mother's are expected to get a lot of love and gifts on this mother's day. it's coming up on sunday. the national retail federation says spending could top $28 billion, that's $2 billion more than last year. the average amount per person $220 and the top gifts remain jewelry followed by electronics. i think as a mom you just want to spend time with your loved ones. you know, time with your kids. or else time at a spa. >> you've had a lot of that. >> one of those two things. >> we've all had a lot of time with our families over the last year.

>> that might be the gift, away from the family, just the "me" time. >> well you've been reminded. i know you won't forget, mike. >> exactly, yes, that's true. it's on the calendar there, a couple generations in this household. toward the roadway a smooth drive right now and folks are getting together to get to work. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, the slowing happened and the backup is there, but you see that it benefits the span itself, so now the slowing pushing over toward san francisco side, past treasure island and the backup consolidating off of the maze. the maze and the east shore freeway and berkeley curve is moving nicely. congestion concord through pittsburg and westbound highway 4 jammed up into 242. take that instead of going over to highway 4, less smileage and also less time. pretty typical pattern for that portion of contra costa county. build but alameda county, astro valley y and intertate 808.

a little slowing for north 101 but not enough to affect travel times. everything is great through silicon valley. kari, you're an example how we can use technology to help us every day. >> yes, and it's good that it's nice and quiet right now. let's get a look at our live camera, waking up and looking at this beautiful sunrise over the south bay. if you've been outside lately, you know that the pollen has been really high, at times you could see it flying through the air. it's mostly tree pollen, a lot of oak right now and looking at pine, cedar, as well as grasses on moderate on the pollen count, mold still pretty low and we've had these high winds picking up, blowing a lot of that pollen around, but also causing a high fire danger, and so you do have to be really carefu if you are out there on the trails hiking. temperature also reach into the upper 70s and low 80s during the middle of the day so i'd go early or later in the evening, when those temperatures really start to cool off. that's because some of our spots today will be really hot,

reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s, still this high pressure overhead, causing dry conditions, but going into the weekend, a storm system passes to the north of us, it kicks up the winds but also brings in some cooler temperatures, so it's going to be nice to have that in time for mother's day. as we go through the seven-day forecast for inland areas we'll see hot weather in some of our inland spots that we've seen it once again but then as we head into the next several days, there we go, with the high pressure passing by once again. we are once again going to see some hot temperatures in the forecast and then looking at san francisco where we will see some low 70s in some spots but mostly 60s throughout the rest of this forecast into the weekend. now we get to our climate in crisis, we're going to examine how black indigenous and people of color often take the brunt of harm caused by climate change and pollution.

it's called environmental injustice and it's burning those living near refineries, power plants, landfills or in areas susceptible to poor air quality. extreme heat, flooding and drought, all of which have been made worse by climate change. there are higher rates of cancer, asthma and damage to property as wildfires worsen and temperatures rise. there are some bay area grassroots organizations fighting to level that playing field. >> we see the way our communities are really on the front lines of climate, the climate crisis that's here, and we in this moment are trying to make sure that they have the supports they need to respond not only during climate shocks, but every day are more resourced so we're investing in places like schools and libraries and mutual aid networks that are very much showing up for communities. >> environmental injustice

organizations like apin work to change policies, invest in clean energy and transit and provide services for community. i had an interesting talk with amee, see the full interview and find out what you can do to help or get services in your neighborhood by going to nbcbayarea.com, click on "climate in crisis." laura and marcus? all right, thanks so much, kari. so interesting, i love to hear the different perspectives. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> they were offered a $1,000 bonus up front, but 12 months down the line, the family still hasn't been paid. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" next.

welcome back. nbc bay area responds to an oakland couple's beef with their bank. >> consumer investigator chris chmura and his team took interest in helping them out. take a look. >> good morning. susan edelman says this citibank ad offering a $1,000 bonus enticed her and her husband to open a new citibank account in 2019. fast forward a year, they were still waiting for their $1,000 bonus, so late last year they contacted us. we contacted citibank. about a month later, citibank took action. it didn't explain the hangup,

but it told us this, "we've provided a check honoring the cash promotion and apologize for any inconvenience." that is a $1,000 win for the edelman family. kudos to susan for keeping a copy of that ad, documentation like this goes a long way in making a strong case that you're in the right. so any time or anyplace you're offered a bonus or something extra to sign up, make sure the teal is in writing and keep a copy of it just in case the company doesn't keep up its end of the bargain. if you need help with a consumer problem you can't solve yourself, let us know, go to nbcbayarea.com and click the "responds" option from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. a woman shot at during a violent carjacking at sfo. coming up next, the latest on the victim's condition and where exactly on the airport's property it happened. it's raising some alarms. plus, the recall campaign against governor newsom begins. up next, the bay area stop one

republican candidate will make today. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good tuesday morning. thanks for making us part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're going to get to the overnight fire in just a minute. but let's talk about the red flag warning that's already in place. we're in may. it's hard to believe, kari. >> it is hard to believe. it's so early and the vegetation is already dried out. we haven't gotten a lot of rain and now these winds are picking up, the reason why we have the red flag warning for solano county, that continues today, but we've also seen the elevated fire danger for the cruz mountains, east bay hills and north bay hills, even though they're not included in this red flag warning for today. yesterday we had extremely low humidity and today it comes up a bit but try. only looking at 20% to 30% in relative humidity during the mid middle of the day. winds 15 to 20 miles per hour, at times getting higher for the afternoon. we've been watching areas where

we've had some fires flaring up, for more we head to sharon katsuda, live in the east bay. >> reporter: that's right, kari. the fire here happened near the dead fish restaurant. it all started with a fully engulfed abandoned motor home fire near san pablo avenue. it spread to vegetation nearby. fortunately firefighters kept it under an acre. santa clara county fire and cal fire also helped out to put that out quickly. fortunately no one was injured. in a solano county last night another brush fire had people on edge, the fire in vacaville gave residents a reminder to maintain their property and provide defensible space. back here live, you could see how close the homes are to the area. there's only a parking lot separating the area where the fire happened and the home, so people on edge last night but fortunately so many firefighters responding quickly and no one

was injured. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> glad to hear no one was injured. stick with nbc bay area for the latest fire coverage. you are app keeps you up to date even when we are not on air. san francisco place are investigating the shooter near sfo last night outside of the grand hyatt near the international terminal which kekds to sfo via air train. the airport spokeswoman says a woman was shot in the leg, for a time roads in that area were closed off and at least one instance arriving passengers were briefly held on a plane over concerns it could be an active shooter situation. the search is now off for survivors of the san diego boat wreck that left at least three dead and dozens injured. sunday's tragedy could have been far worse if several good samaritans did not dive into action.

one of those good samaritans was kyle foy a navy first class petty officer. rescues at sea is what he and his air crew practice daily. foy was nearby on his sunday trail walk with his wife and kids when he sprang into action. >> at that point i took everything that i didn't want to get wet, gave it to my wife and said "i love you and i'll be right back." we were there to help. i felt we made a cause, we did something better that helped the lives of those who were in danger. >> very brave. right place, right time. foy says he was joined by a man enrolled in navy s.e.a.l. training. the two of them battered the strong waves, they saved at least four people. border patrol says the boat was a smuggling vessel used to traffic migrants into the u.s. illegally. new court papers indicate l.a. county attorneys are asking a judge to toss out the lawsuit filed by kobe bryant's widow in

the unauthorized spreading of helicopter crash scene photos by deputies. vanessa bryant's suit claims she suffered emotional distress. in a detailed denial, county attorneys say legal precedence actually allow for the distribution of accidental death photos. also because the photos were never shared publicly no harm could have been done to the bryant family nor is it an invasion of privacy. it's not clear when the papers were filed but for now, a trial is still set for november. in north carolina, protesters are calling for the release of body cam video in the death of andrew brown, jr., shot and killed by deputies almost two weeks ago as they attempted to serve a search warrant. family, friends and invited guests gathered yesterday to say their final farewells. relatives say brown was a proud father of seven known for entertaining them with his jokes and stories. santa rosa leaders are about to look into how the police department handled last summer's chaotic george floyd protest. today and tomorrow councilmembers are holding a series of virtual hearings

focused on the findings from recently finished independent reports. at times last year's protests got heated. the city was recently involved in a large settlement tied to the police handling of protests. happening today, conservative businessman john cox is launching his campaign tour with the idea of replacing governor gavin newsom. cox is one of three people including kevin faulkner and caitlyn jenner hoping to replace newsom in the recall election. one of the stops includes wine write where he plans to speak at the french laundry restaurant. replacing newsom will be an uphill battle for republicans. newsom is already getting major support from democrats. students in all grades are back part-time and teachers are allowed to remain at home for now schools using a hub model to assist students. that will not be the case next

fall, as all teachers will be back in the classroom. 6:36, as we get started with the day, and of course we have a look at the forecast for you. kari, the thing about it, we have been dealing with the drought and the fire danger but certainly the sun has been bright. it's been beautiful scenery wise. >> yes, it's been very nice to get out and enjoy it, but if you're like me and you suffer from allergies, it's been miserable these past couple of weeks. the allergy forecast shows that we are still seeing a high amount of tree pollen at this point, and it's really been the oak trees that have been pretty high at this point. we've also seen some of the allergens that have been floating through the air at a moderate level looking at pine, cedar, as well as grasses. mold is pretty low. another day where a lot of people are getting out there. be careful especially out in the hills on the trails. in the south bay we start out with temperatures at about 60 degrees at 8:00, and then we go to 81 degrees, so it will be heating up again this afternoon.

we'll talk about a cooldown in the forecast, and still no rain, more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? >> kari, it's looking all right. we have a crash in the south bay, we want to tell you about a that. southern portion of silicon valley on the maps, we're talking about highway 17 southbound drive, just before you get to lark, we have a crash reported. there are three lanes i think where the crash are. after lark, after things merge you go down to two lanes. so far no slowing shows up. only slowing where the arrow is north 101 typical through san jose. a little slowing for hayward, not that bad for a tuesday but highway 4 is jammed up and a new crash in pittsburg may cause more problems headed toward concord. the bay bridge toll plaza does have your backup and now more slowing down through berkeley. back to you. >> thanks, mike. traveling to india, just became a whole lot difficult overnight. next, the new travel restrictions as covid crisis becomes dire in another part of the world. plus -- >> president biden pushing for

vaccinations as doubts grow about herd immunity. let's take you out to the big board this morning, some mild selling and a down arrow but the dow still above 34,000. all month long we're recognizing asian-american pacific islander heritage month. jeremy lin raised in palo alto. the nba player rose to national prominence helping turn around the knicks in 2011. he briefly sparked a craze linsanity. 2019 he became the first asian-american player to take home a national championship with the toronto raptors. he's been outspoken against anti asian racism, participating in an nba virtual roundtable discussion on the topic following the pandemic.

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good tuesday morning. it's 6:41, you may be packing up the backpack getting kids ready for school in the tri-valley. a little hazy but still jacket weather for the drop-off. by the time you pick them up we'll be in the mid-70s. make sure the name is on the tag in case they're not wearing it at pickup time. we'll talk about what's going on as temperatures cool off in the forecast coming up. look at the travel times, very slow through concord. even pittsburg and bay point, there's also a distraction in that area for highway 4 so pretty jammed. slowing down the east shore freeway, it's not dramatic but

more than we've mean? trans months. this is slowing as you focus around university right now. >> thanks, mike and kari. a live look at sfo this morning, we're beginning today there will be no flights arriving from india. the biden administration is restricting travel from india to the u.s. as india battles a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections. the restrictions do not apply to american citizens, permanent residents or other exempted individuals but people in those categories will still have to test negative prior to travel. they retest when they get to the united states and quarantine if they're not vaccinated. president biden will speak about the pandemic this afternoon. >> scott mcgrew joins us now, he's pushing americans to get that vaccine. >> yes, and about 40%, laura, of american adults have gotten their shots so far. scientists worry if there are enough holdouts we'll never get

to herd immunity and covid-19 will be with us forever simply because some people won't step up. president biden will make that address about the pandemic at 11:30 our time this morning. >> there's a debate what constitutes herd immunity, 70% of the population, is it 68%? is it 81%? the point is that by the end of the summer, right now, every single person 16 years or older doesn't have to wait in line, can show up and get a vaccination now. my plea to everyone, get vaccinated now, please. >> of course we're getting that word the government may soon lower the age limit to 12. texas meanwhile closing its mass vaccination site at the dallas cowboy football stadium outside of dallas. consolidating others as demand for vaccine drops. the white house says it will increase the cap on refugees that was set, the cap that was set by the trump administration,

this is a reversal from biden's original decision to leave the cap in place, which in turn was a reversal from his campaign promise to allow more refugees. now an important reminder, the refugee system is a legal way for people to come to america. it's different from what we might call border crossings that regularly make the news. on a lighter note, it is not just president biden's dog who likes to nip. this is video posted to tiktok by the irish government of the irish president, trying to hold a news conference, his 7-month-old puppy looking for some attention. the president continuing on as if nothing is happening. we'll be watching biden's press conference and address about the coronavirus coming up later this morning. we'll be talking about it on twitter. you can find me there, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. quarter to 7:00 right now. california's new's senator taking new action to expand the protection of public land.

alex padilla announced a series of bills to federally protect more than 1 million acres of land covering northern california, the central coast and los angeles area, includes dig nating 600,000 acres as wilderness and making the outdoors more accessible to urban areas. a meeting today may pave the way for reparations for san francisco's african-american community. here is a headline supervisors are expected to approve a new advisory committee to explore the issue over the next two years. the push echoes a growing national movement to examine the legacy of slavery and its continuing impact. happening today, san francisco's board of supervisors is expected to adopt a resolution denouncing the rise in violence against aapi community. the vote is scheduled during the supervisor's meeting this afternoon, and that resolution would not only denounce the violence but call for a citywide violence prevention and victims support plan after several

reports of recent attacks against asian-americans. may is aapi month and we are celebraing the community for all they've done, contributions of the asian-american pacific islander community. >> the diversity of this group may surprise you, even if you're a member of the aapi community yourself. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live with a look at some of the numbers behind the people. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you. the bay area has one of the biggest populations of asian-american pacific islanders in the entire country and boy is it diverse. as you drive around just about anywhere in the bay area, you'll see signage that re of different cultures within the aapi cs like san francisco or oakland's chinatowns, japantown or little saigon. almost a quarter of people in the bay area are asian, native hawaiian or pacific islander according to 2010 data, the most recent available.

according to the u.s. census, the aapi community is the fastest growing population in the country. it's a population made up of 20 different ethnicities and 20 million citizens. these are the 19 different ethnic groups represented here in california, and while that can mean a lot of differences, a professor of ethnic studies told me it is possible for everyone to feel like they belong. >> on an individual level, talking to your neighbor, right, even if they may be from a language may be a barrier, but there's ways to try to break down there and reaching out and just saying hello goes a long way, but you know, community building takes work and that's the part we have to understand, but it also takes a mindset. you have to be willing to do it. >> reporter: this is a difficult time with hate crimes on the rise but over the next few weeks we'll talk about how law

enforcement is addressing that. how aapi community groups are pairing up with other groups, the latino groups, for example, to try to make a change. in san jose's japantown, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. 6:49 right now on your tuesday morning. let's take a peek outside. a live look at the golden gate bridge there from a distance. a warm day yesterday. we'll see what is it is to get out and exercise, the morning is a cooler time to do it. kari has a look at our forecast. >> yes, the earlier the better. we've had these temperatures warming up quickly, even by 10:00 or 11:00, you really start to feel it, even hiking around mission peak, a live look, looking over the east bay, and it's a beautiful start to our tuesday morning, but this is also one of the tools that we use to track wildfires, gives us a wide view and then if they see

some smoke billowing up they head to the area and knock down the flames. we have a lot of these cameras around and hopefully we don't need them today. although we've seen a lot of spot fires under these conditions, we have a red flag warning up for parts of solano county, as well as the central valley and the winds have been kicking up during the afternoons and drop in humidity with the conditions, we could see any sparks or flames spread very quickly across this dry vegetation. hopefully we don't see that today but it's still going to be very warm, reaching 92 degrees in antioch today, martinez reaching 89 degrees, also 89 in napa today. san francisco in the low 70s, and then you can see the cooling will happen in half moon bay, a weak ocean breeze, doesn't make it over to palo alto, 85 degrees for today. as we go through the forecast, starting out still very warm for the start of the week, and continuing into tomorrow, but notice the cooldown we'll see on thursday, that's when we will have some winds picking up but at least we'll be cooler, higher

humidity, still nice for your mother's day outdoor plans reaching 80 degrees but also dry as more sunshine continues in our forecast and san francisco will be in the 60s over the next several days. mike, what do you see right now for the morning commute? >> kari, i see more, because it's tuesday. we see more slowing and tends to be the pattern these days, more so in the east bay. north 87 coming past kirker, i don't think it's congestion into downtown. two smaller incidents highway 17 not a problem on the shoulder, circling the castro valley y. really slowing here out of antioch westbound highway 4 through pittsburg and bay point. a roadside fire around railroad as well, may be an added distraction for more slowing and new incident around 242,area, look at that, we've seen the travel times now jump up about ten minutes, taking highway 4

over to 680 or 242. there is an option there, just going to let you know about that, people don't like when i shout it out too much. richmond there's a backup at the toll plaza getting over toward the north bay, out of contra costa county. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, more children in the u.s. are being vaccinated for hpv, but still not enough. researchers analyzed survey data and it found that hpv vaccinations increased for those ages 9 to 12 from just over 17% in 2008 to more than 62% in 2018. we are still lagging behind other nations. 6:52 right now. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories. breaking news overnight in mexico city, take a look as a train overpass collapses, sending train cars filled with people onto the busy streets below. this morning, sadly, the death toll is approaching nearly two dozen. among them, children. up next, live report and pictures from the scene, where the search for survivors stands

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welcome back. here's a look at our top stories for youay morning. breaking news, a mexico city. really the scene of a tragic accident, a subway overpass partially collapsed late last night, sending train cars crashing onto the streets below. right now, there are concerns the scene is too unstable for

rescue crews to go in. first responders last night spent the evening frantically trying to pull people from that mess of metal and rubble. right now at least 23 people are confirmed to have died. some children as well. it's not clear how many casualties were on board that train or even on the road below. another 49 people have been sent to the hospital. still too early to know what triggered that collapse. the pandemic and the big headline this morning, loosening restrictions. they're likely coming to san francisco and marin county. >> is this as san francisco's health director says we could see an update on local health orders. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is in the city with more on that. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus and laura. both of those moves point us toward life that was pre-pandemic, we're going to start with some of the changes that we could be seeing here in the city. san francisco could soon make

that announcement regarding changes to local health orders, this move comes after the cdc announced that fully vaccinated and in some instances unvaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in certain outdoor settings. these guidelines have been backed by the california department of public health, so at this point we're waiting for san francisco to make changes to their policies and there's more news in loosening restrictions, we've been talking about it, the state is expected to allow san francisco to move into that less restrictive yellow tier that could happen as soon as friday. experts say marin county could be close behind because they have also seen falling cases per that 100,000 as well as falling positivity rates. so what are some of the biggest changes with this yellow tier? well, bars don't have to serve food and they're allowed to operate indoors at 25%. some other changes, gyms, wineries, the indoor gyms, wineries and tasting rooms can operate indoors at 50% and for the live events that capacity is

boosted up to 67%. so this is all good news coming as more folks are getting vaccinated and pfizer has just applied to vaccinate folks 12 to 15 years old. that could be a million more folks vaccinated as many as 5. according to the former fda commissioner. we're making steps forward to regaining a little bit of normalcy. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> cierra, thank you. now to our climate in crisis coverage, the first bay area county to implement new water restrictions is already looking to increase them. marin supervisors may make that move later today. the county is facing historically low reservoir levels and leaders may limit irrigation to two days a week and drip irrigations to three days a week. pools and spas covered when not in use and a look at east bay mud's water sources, the utility recently declared a stage one drought and called for voluntary 10% water reductions.

6:58. looking out live this morning, the downtown san jose, beautiful start to the morning, a little bit of haze as our producer said a pinch of haze this morning as we get a look at temperatures today. kari? >> hey, looks just like summertime, doesn't it? we see a hazy start to the day and warm temperatures and high humidity. temperatures reaching 90 degrees. it's still hot but we have a cooldown before the weekend. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> look at this, highway 4 really jammed through pittsburg and bay point today. starting to lighten up toward highway 242 interchange. travel times building for the two routes. pittsburg toward walnut creek, consider that third option there, and a live look shows you the bay bridge toll plaza is all right but slowing through rich month for west 80.

>> thanks so much. that's going to do it for us this tuesday morning. >> we leave with you a live look at a hazy sf sky, very hazy. don't let that stop your terrific tuesday. thanks so much for making us a part of why you are morning. see you back here tomorrow. the "today" show is next. good morning. breaking overnight, an overpass collapses in mexico city, sending a commuter train plunging to the ground below. at least 23 people killed, more than 70 hurt. some of them gravely. rescue crews on the scene right now, searching the debris for more potential victims. we'll have the very latest in a live report. tornado outbreak. deadly and destructive twisters leaving a new trail of damage across the south. homes badly damaged in georgia. these trucks flipped by high winds in texas. al says the threat still is not